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Munaf v. Geren, No. 06-1666 (U.S. Supreme Court) (553 U.S. 674; 128 S.Ct. 2207) (June 12, 2008) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)

Loaded on May 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists May 19, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Right to Block Transfer.

In a stunning rebuff to the Bush Administration’s claimed wartime authority, the Supreme Court held that two civilian United States citizens being held in American military custody were entitled to file habeas corpus petitions, even though the U.S. military forces were acting as part of the Multi-National Force-Iraq (“MNF-I”).

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